Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith announced that image collection for the 2014 Revaluation Project will soon be moving to Dayton with a scheduled completion date of mid-April. Countywide image collection for the project began in Huber Heights in August and has since followed a counter-clockwise motion around the county.

Ohio law mandates a visual inspection of each parcel in the county once every six years. During this 2014 Revaluation Project, all real estate property is to be reassessed and set to fair market value. In order for this to be possible, up-to-date property images for all county parcels must be collected. Image collection for the county is scheduled to be completed Spring 2013.

According to Keith, finding the best way to ensure fair and equitable values has been a challenge in this current housing environment. These challenges have led to advancements as to how Montgomery County reassesses property. "Improvements in technology, such as photo imagining, have allowed our office to update and maintain property databases more efficiently," Keith said, "This Innovation has allowed us to save over $400,000 from the previous countywide revaluation in 2008."

Montgomery County has contracted with Dayton-based Tyler Technologies to conduct the 2014 Revaluation Project. Montgomery County residents should expect to see white passenger vans photographing properties around the community. All vehicles involved in the 2014 Revaluation Project will be clearly marked with the County logo.

For more information regarding the 2014 Revaluation Project, please contact the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office at 937-225-4326 or visit www.mcreval.org.